CreatComm TB8H User manual

TB8H
802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2G /5G O utdoor Wireless AP
Internal 5G 18dBi Antenna
E xte rnal 2G 13 d B i O mnid irec tio nal A ntenna

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C atalog
V e rs io ns ......................................................................................................4
P urp o se ......................................................................................................5
N otes..........................................................................................................5
D e fin itio n s ...................................................................................................5
1P ro duc t O ve rview ........................................................................................7
1.1 Product Advantages ............................................................................................. 7
1.2 E le c tric al S p e c ific a tio n s ......................................................................................... 8
1.3 Package C ontents ................................................................................................ 9
1.4 Features............................................................................................................. 10
1.5 U sing E xa mp le ................................................................................................... 10
1.6 A p p lic atio ns ....................................................................................................... 11
1.7 H ardware O verview ............................................................................................ 11
2Ins ta llatio n ................................................................................................. 12
2.1 C o nne c tio n s an d ins ta llatio n ................................................................................ 12
2.2 Restore to the Factory S ettings............................................................................ 13
3Q uick C onfiguration ...................................................................................13
3.1 Lo g in ................................................................................................................ 14
3.2 Q uick C onfiguratio n o f th e D e vic e ........................................................................ 16
4TDMA .......................................................................................................19
5S tatus .......................................................................................................19
5.1 S tatus ................................................................................................................ 20
5.2 Monitor .............................................................................................................. 21
62G /5G Wireless .........................................................................................21
7N etwork ....................................................................................................24
7.1 Router mode ...................................................................................................... 24
7.2 Bridge mode ...................................................................................................... 26
7.3 Management...................................................................................................... 26
7.4 Fire wall............................................................................................................... 26
7.5 IP A lia ses ........................................................................................................... 27
7.6 S tatic Routes ...................................................................................................... 27
7.7 Tra ffic S hap in g ................................................................................................... 27
7.8 VLA N S ettings .................................................................................................... 28
8Advanced .................................................................................................29
9S ystem .....................................................................................................30

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10 Tools ........................................................................................................31
11 AC NMS ...................................................................................................33
12 Logout......................................................................................................33
13 Network C onfiguration Examples ................................................................34
Appendix-A Troubleshooting.............................................................................35

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V e rsio ns
Ta b le 1-1 Version
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FCC Notice
This device compiles with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
o p e ra tio n.
This eq uip m e nt has b een te ste d and fo und to c o mp ly with the limits fo r a C las s B d ig ital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a re sid e ntia l ins tallatio n. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that inte rfe renc e w ill no t o c c ur in a
p artic u lar ins ta llatio n . If this e q uip me nt d o e s c aus e harmful inte rfe re nc e to rad io o r
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you
are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
•C onnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is c o n nected.
•C o ns ult the d e ale r o r an e xp e rie nc ed ra d io /T V te c hnic ian fo r he lp .

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The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by
unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
FC C RF Safety C aution Statement
To satisfy FCC RF exposure requirements for mobile and base station transmission
devices, a separation distance of 20cm or more should be maintained between the
antenna of this device and persons during operation. To ensure compliance, operation at
closer than this distance is not recommended. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter
must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Purpose
This document is proposed for the users of TB8H devices, helping them to configure the
device and list the troubleshooting, so that the devices can be used successfully quickly.
This document mainly contains the following parts: hardware information, web
configuration menu descriptions, network configuration examples, and troubleshooting. It
c an help the c usto m ers q uic kly b e familiar with the d e vic e s and use them c o rrec tly.
N otes
This document is to characterize the TB8H device. Please read the document carefully
before setting up device. Any damage which is caused by inappropriate use will not be
covered under the warranty.
D e finitio ns
Ta b le 1-2 D e finitio n s
No.
Items
D e s c rip tio n
1 TB8H
Outdoor, long distance Bridge/AP devices by
C reatC omm Technologies Inc.
2 VTrans
VTrans is a series of wireless technologies, developed
and patented by C reatcomm, including TDMA,
10M/20M/40M/80MHz bandwidth support, intelligent
rate control, Auto AC K Time-out adjust, having the
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No.
Items
D e s c rip tio n
and robust transmission.
3
AP
Access point
4 S tatio n(C lie nt)
WIFI station that can be associated to an access
p o int.
5 CPE
C ustomer-premises equipment: it is any te rminal and
associated equipment located at
asub sc riber's premises and connected with
acarrier's te le c o m munic a tio n channel at
the d em arc atio n p o int.

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1Product Overview
TB 8 H is a p o we rful W IF I B rid g e/A P d evic e, whic h allo ws W IF I ac c e ss and
vid e o /au d io /d ata transm issio n d e vic e , e na b les lo ng -range, fast speed and robust wireless
connections. Integrated with C reatcomm’s V Trans technology, TB8H has the advantages
of long-d istance, high-throughput, and between point-to-m ulti-p oint performances.
VTrans technologies include TDMA, 10M/20M/40M/80MHz bandwidth, intelligent rate
c o ntro l, A uto A C K T ime -O ut Adjust and so on. TDMA technology solves the problems of
hid d e n-node problem in the 802.11 network. 10M/20M/40M/80MHz bandwidth can be
fle xib ly c o n figure d b y the use s in d iffere nt wo rking sc e na rio to ac hieve the b e s t link q uality.
Inte llige nt rate c o ntro l alg o rithm c an b e a d ap te d to q uic k c h anne l q uality va riatio ns
auto m atic ally, th us stab ilizing the wire les s thro u ghp u t. A C K Tim e-O ut Auto Adjust can
automatically detect the distances of the TB8H devices, and thus adjust the wireless
p ara mete rs to ac h ieve the b e st wire les s link q uality.
The best transmission range and max speed of TB8H can be 867M b p s , m akin g it s uita b le
fo r m an y ap p lic atio ns o f W IF I B rid ge , e sp e c ially h ave ad va ntag es fo r p o int-to-multi-p o in t
communication.
1.1 Product Advantages
The T B 8 H has the ind us trial le ad ing te c hno lo g y, o w ing the p e rfo rm an c e c ap ab ility o f a
wire le ss b as e s tatio n w ith o n ly a s mall fo rm fac to r, furth ermo re, it h as ve ry a ttrac tive lo w
cost.
TB8H has the following advantages compared to the competitors:
1. Embedded VTrans technology
TB8H devices is embedded with VTrans technology, including TDMA,
10M/20M/40M/80MHz bandwidth, intelligent rate control, Auto AC K Time-out adjust. It
makes the device have longer transmission distance, higher throughput and better point-
to-multi-p o int performance.
2. Longer transmission distance, higher throughput
The longest transmission distance of TB8H can be as far as 5 km, and the max
throughput can be 866Mbps. It can satisfy the needs of most of the applications.
3. Embedded hardware watchdog
TB8H is embedded with hardware watchdog, which is used to monitor the working status
of the device. Once the system is not working properly, the TB8H device can be rebooted
to guarantee the stability of the system.
4. Software Ping watchdog function

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TB8H software ping watchdog function enable the device period ic ally p ing a no the r d e vic e
as so c iate d to , s o that it c an d e te c t if the sys te m is wo rking we ll. If the wire les s link is lo st
or there is any problem, the device is rebooted. This is important because the devices can
b e re s to red to wo rk auto m atic a lly if the re is any problem, and avoid the extra human
labour to maintain the outdoor devices.
5. M o re N o n-standard channels availability
Currently most of the WIFI devices are working at standard 802.11 5.8G Hz and 2.4G Hz
frequency. However, standard 802.11 5.8G Hz and 2 .4 G H z o nly p ro vid e lim ite d c hanne ls,
and there is serious interference if there are a lot of 5.8G Hz and 2.4G Hz WIFI devices
nearby. TB8H support more channels near 5.8G Hz and 2.4G Hz band, and spread the
band to non-standard frequency part. The advantage of working at the non-standard band
is to avoid the interference in the standard channels, and the wireless throughput can be
improved.
N ote: Please confirm whether those non-s tand ard c hanne ls are p e rm itte d lo c ally b e fo re
using them.
6. O utdoor industrial product
TB 8 H d e vic e c a n wo rk a t all kin d s o f o utd o o r s eve re e nviro nm ents , in c lud in g -40 to 70
degree temperature, 5% to 95% humidity, while maintain good performance.
1.2 E le c tric al S p e c ific atio ns
The e le c tric al s p ec ific atio ns are s ho wn are the fo llo wing tab le:
Ta b le1-1 E le c tric al S p e c ific atio n s
Item s
S p e c ific atio ns
Wire le ss
Standard
IEEE802.11 a/n/ac
IEEE802.11 b/g/n
O p e ra tio n
Frequency
2400~2500MHz(More Non-standard channels are
available,2312~2532MHz)
5180~5825MHz(More Non-standard channels are
available,4920~5915MHz)
Antenna
External 2G : 13dBi, H:360° V:8°
Inter 5G : 18dBi, H:17° V:17°
Max O utput power
27dBm
R e c e ive S e nsitivity
11b: -93dBm@1Mbps
11g: -92dBm@6Mbps
11a: -91dBm@6Mbps
11n: -74dB m@MC S 7
11ac: -67d Bm@M C S 9
Max Date Rate
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11n: 300Mbps(HT40)
11ac: 867Mbps(HT80)
D is tanc e
Outdoor open area: <5 km
H ard ware
Power supply
48V/0.5A 802.3at POE
Interfac e
PO E * 1
O p e ra tio n
Temperature -40℃～+70℃
S to rage
Temperature -40℃～+85℃
O p e ra tio n
H um id ity 5%～95%RH
D im e ns io ns : D e vic e ：218×218×82mm
ANT：Ø72*1200mm
W eig ht:
D e vic e ：2.5kg
ANT：3.5kg
S oftware
E nc ryp tio n
802.1x/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
N etwo rk
R o ute r/B rid ge
Operation Mode
Access P oint, S tation, W D S A ccess P oint , W D S S tation, W D S
Repeater
S e c urity
M A C filte r, SSID hidden
Network protocol
TCP/UDP/ARP/ICMP/DHCP/HTTP/NTP
TDMA
Supported (Avoid 802.11 hidden-node problems, and improve
the point-to-m ulti-p oint p erfo rmance)
Auto AC K timing
Adjust S up p orted
Management and
Logs NTP, SNMP, S yslo g , Telnet
Web based
C o n fig uratio n S up p o rted
Firmware U p d ate
S up p o rted
Bandwidth
supported 10M/20M/40M/80MHz
1.3 Package C ontents
Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the following items listed are
mis s ing：
O ne TB8H d e vic e

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One 48V/0.5A POE power adapter
TB8H Mast-Mount Strap Special Screw Set
1.4 Features
High performance 802.11ac/802.11n 2×2 MIMO chip
Best transmission range: 0~5Km, and max transmission throughput: 866Mbps
Integrated VTrans te c hno lo g y, inc lud ing TD M A , inte llig e nt rate c o ntro l, A uto A C K
Time -o ut ad ju st
TDMA solves the problems of hidden-node problem in the 802.11 network, thus
having better long-distance and PTMP performance
Support operation modes: Access Point, S tation, W DS Access P oint , W DS
S tation, W D S Repeater
Support point-to-p o int, p o int-to-m ultip o in t c o nne c tio n
Unique RF and antenna design enables long-range transmission
W ire les s m ultime d ia o p tim izatio n te c hno lo g y g uarante es vid eo
W e b b as ed wo rking s c e nario sele c tio n m ake s the installatio n and se tting much
easier
Reliable POE power supply, support 802.3at standard
Web-based configuration, easy to use
Waterproof housing and accessory kit protects
1.5 U s ing E xam p le
The TB8H usage example are shown in Figure, it can be used as W IFI AP, or outdoor PTP,
PTMP to p o lo g y. The re fo re , TB 8 H is s uitab le fo r vario us ap p lic atio ns like wire les s vid e o
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Figure 1-1 TB 8 H U s ing E xa mp le s
1.6 A p p lic atio ns
TB8H can be used widely in the fo llo win g ap p lic atio ns :
W ire les s vid e o s urve illanc e (fre e -wa y, c ity, p o lic e , o il p ip e line , fo re st and e tc .)
C arrier wireless b ackhaul and rural area internet last-m ile wire les s s o lutio n
Enterprise local area network inter-connection
W IF I s ignal c o n ve rg e and rural wireless co verage
1.7 Hardware O verview
TB 8 H ’s h ard ware info rmatio n is d e s c rib e d in the fo llo wing T ab le 4 :
Ta b le1-2 Hardware information
H ard w are S p e c ific atio n s
C PU /Baseband Radio
QC A9557+QCA9882
M emo ry
128MB DDR2, 16MB Flash
P hysic al Interfac e
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5/5E, RJ-45) Ports
P o we r S u p p ly
POE+
2Ins tallatio n
This c h ap te r d e s c rib e s ho w to ins tall TB 8 H d e vic e in the b rid g e m o d e, and the ins tallatio n
method of router mode can be seen in C hapter 7.
2.1 C o nne c tio ns and ins tallatio n
The connection of TB8H device to PO E and power supply is shown in Figure.
Figure 2-1 Connections at Bridge Mode
1. TB8H Device
2. Antenna O mnidirectional antenna with 2G frequency
3. PO E Adaptor
4. Mount Bracket
5. Mount Bracket

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6. Net port for connecting to the host
TB8H has 1 RJ45 ports, and it is marked with “POE”separately. In the bridge mode,
please connect the device with the PO E power adaptor in the following way:
1) Remove the bottom cover from the TB8H device, and you will see there is 1 RJ45
p o rts m a rk e d w ith “P O E ”.
2) U sing an Ethernet cable to connect the PO E power adaptor and the “PO E” port of
the TB8H device.
3) Connect the POE adaptor to the normal power supply board.
4) Normally, “LAN” port of the Power Adaptor can be connected to IP Camera and
other devices.
5) Mount the TB 8H securely to the pole by locking the strap tightly.
2.2 R estore to the Factory S ettings
In some cases, uses can restore the device to the factory settings. Push the reset button
fo r 5~1 0 se c o nd s until all LE D is o n. This will re sto re to the fac to ry s e tting. D uring this
process, the TB8H’s RJ45 ports will be connected and disconnected twice.
F o r d e fault, all th e fa c to ry s etting s are s ho wn in the fo llo wing Table 5.
Ta b le 2-1 Main parameters at the factory settings
Item s
D efault S ettings
IP address
192.168.1.36
U ser name
ad m in
Password
ad m in
W ire les s m o d e
Access Point
2G SSID
AP_2G
5G SSID
AP_5G
O utput power
H igh
E nc ryp tio n
WPA->W PA2->CCMP->Password
：
1234567890abc
N etwo rk mo de
B rid g e Mode
3Q uick C onfiguration

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This chapter describe how to configure the device quickly.
3.1 Lo g in
To log in the TB8H device, user needs to configure the TC P/IP of your computer first as
the fo llo wing s te p s:
1、R ig ht c lic k L o c al A re a C o nnec tio n ic o n o f yo ur c o m p ute r and c lic k p ro p e rtie s , the n
c lic k C o ntinue , the L oc al A re a C o nne c tio n P ro p e rtie s d ialo g b o x a p p ears as F igure .
Figure 3-1 L o c al A re a C o nn ec tio n P ro p e rtie s
2、S e le c t Inte rne t P ro to c o l (TC P / IP ) and c lic k P ro p e rtie s b utto n, and the fo llo wing d ia lo g
box appears：

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Figure 3-2 IP S etting s
3、In the ab o ve F igure , IP ad d res s s ho uld b e set to 192.168.1.*, here * can be a number
between 1-255 (but not 36) since the TB8H default IP address is 192.168.1.36.
4、When the above IP setting is done, input the default IP 192.168.1.36 into the address
bar of your web browser, and the following log in interface appears as shown in Figure.
5、In Figure, input the user name and password (default is admin/admin), the you can log
in to the web configuration menu of the TB8H device.

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Figure 3-3 TB8H Login Inte rfac e
3.2 Quick Configuration of the Device
The us ers will s ee ho w to c o nfigure the TB 8H d evic e q uic kly in this c hap te r.
1、The firs t p ag e s ho wn afte r lo g in is the S tatus page, which indicates the working
status, current setting, software version and other information of the TB8H device. User
can switch to other pages by clicking the left main menus in Figure.

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Figure 3-4 S tatus P age
2、C lic k W izard main menu, The page goes to W izard -N etwork page as shown in Figure,
and this page helps to set the basic network parameters. The default mode is Bridge
mode, and the default LAN IP address is 192.168.1.36. If the user wants to configure the
device to Router mode, please click N etwo rk in the main menu.
N ote: If several TB8H devices are connected in the Point-to-Point or Point-to-M ulti-P o int
to p o lo g ies , the y mu st b e c o n fig ure d to d iffe re nt IP a d d re ss to avo id c o llis io ns .
Figure 3-5 W izard - N etwo rk
3、After finishing the W izard -N etwo rk settings, click next and it goes to W izard -W ireles s
page shown in Figure. The most used wireless mode are Access Point and S tation. You
can set the parameters of 2G or 5G .

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S tation: The device acts as a W IFI station, and it can be connected to a normal home
access point or TB8H access point.
Access Point: The T B 8 H d e vic e ac ts as a n ac c e s s p o in t, w hic h a llo ws no rm al W IF I
s ta tio ns ac c e ss . F o r d e ta il s e tting s o f wirele s s m o d e , p le ase c lic k 2G Wireless or
5G Wireless in the main menu.
N ote: If two TB8H devices need to be connected in point-to-point topology, one of the
device need to be configured as Access Point, and the other one need to be configured
as S tation, and both of them should have the same Encryption method.
Figure 3-6 W izard - W ireless
3、c lic k “N ext”, The last p ag e o f W izard is s ho wn in Fig ure. U ser c an c lic k C hange to
save all the s ettin gs, and the n c lic k Apply the make the setting effective, or click the Last
to modify the previous settings.
Figure 3-7 W izard - F inish

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4TDMA
Currently, most of the outdoor bridge products are developed based on 802.11 protocols,
ho we ve r, it has the lim itatio ns o f s ho rt-distance, hidden node problems, and poor point-to-
multi-po int performance.
VTrans technologies developed and patented by Creatc o m m C o . Ltd , u tilizing a s erie s o f
advanced technologies such as TDMA, 10M/20M/40M/80MHz bandwidth support,
inte llige nt rate c o ntro l, A uto A C K Tim e-out Adjust, having the advantage of long
transmission range, high date rate and robust transmission.
TDMA technology solves the problems of hidden-node problem in the 802.11 network
infra-structure. 10M/20M/40M/80MHz bandwidth can be flexibly configured by the uses in
d iffe re nt wo rking sc e nario to ac hieve the b e st link q uality. Intellig ent ra te c o ntro l alg o rithm
c an b e ad ap te d to q uic k c hanne l q u ality varia tio n s, w hile stab ilize the wire les s thro ug hp ut,
thus suitable for long-d is tanc e transm iss io n. A C K Tim e-out Auto Adjust can automatically
detect the distances of the TB8H devices, and adjust the wireless parameters to achieve
the b e st link q uality.
The TDMA setting is shown in the following Figure.
Figure 4-1 TDMA S ettings
To use the TDMA, the user needs to enable TDMA mode in the 5G AP device, and set a
p rio rity level in the station device. When several stations are connected to one AP, different
stations demand different throughput. If the station demands higher throughput, its priority
level can be set to High, otherwise set to Low. When the stations demand the same
throughput, their priority level can be set to the same level.
N ote: When using TDMA mode, the TDMA button need to be enabled at both AP and
s ta tio n d e vic e s in the we b -based configuration menu. The devices from other vendors
cannot be connected to TB8H in the TDMA mode.
5S tatus
S tatus is the first page shown after logging in. It shows the current configuration and real-
tim e m o nito ring o f the d evic e, s e en in the fo llo wing F igure. T his p age is d ivid ed into 2 p arts :
S tatus and M o n ito r.

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Figure 5-1 Status and Monitor
5.1 S tatus
All the configurations in Status page is shown in Table 6.
Ta b le5-1 C onfigurations shown in Status
Item s
D e s c rip tio n
Item s
D e s c rip tio n
Device Name
Name of the device ,
for example:
SSID
The name of the wireless
netwo rk